u. Water has to be supplied to a town with one lakh population at the rate of 150 litres per capita per day from a river 2000 m away. The difference in elevation between the lowest water level in, the sump and the reservoir is 36 m. If the demand has to be supplied in 8 hours, determine the size of the main and the brake horse power of the pumps required. Assume maximum demand as 1.5 times the average demand. Assumef = 0.0075, velocity in the pipe 2.4 m/sec, and efficiency of pump 80 per cent. %3D

u. Water has to be supplied to a town with one lakh population at the rate of 150 litres per capita per day from a river 2000 m away. The difference in elevation between the lowest water level in, the sump and the reservoir is 36 m. If the demand has to be supplied in 8 hours, determine the size of the main and the brake horse power of the pumps required. Assume maximum demand as 1.5 times the average demand. Assumef = 0.0075, velocity in the pipe 2.4 m/sec, and efficiency of pump 80 per cent. %3D

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